Roadrunner Ashworth lines up Drakensberg Ultra Trail
Saturday's (April 24) Ultra-Trail Drakensberg (UTD) 100 km race is a formidable challenge for any trail athlete, more so for a trail novice. That is exactly how 2018 Comrades Marathon champion Ann Ashworth will feel as she turns her...
Sandes to take on UTD
Madeira’s loss is South Africa’s gain in ultra-distance trail running this month. Trail super-star Ryan Sandes, who had planned to run the Ultra-trail Madeira on the Portuguese island this month, has opted instead to race locally.
Sandes was to have...
AFRICANX – Final day in action: video
Day 3 of the THIRSTI AFRICANX saw one of the closest finishes in the race's history.
THIRSTI AFRICANX Final Results
RESULTS: THIRSTI AFRICANX TrailrunSTAGE 3
Date: Sunday 28 March 2021Distance: +- 20km / total climb 450mStart Venue: Houw Hoek Farm StallFinish Venue: Houw Hoek Hotel
TOP 10 OPEN CATEGORY: STAGE 3
OPEN MEN’S TEAMS:1 Retsepile Khotle and Siviwe Nkombi (Big Box Team)...
THIRSTI AFRICANX Day Two results
RESULTS: THIRSTI AFRICANX TrailrunSTAGE 2Date: Saturday 27 March 2021Distance: +- 31km / total climb 850mStart Venue: Wildekrans Wine EstateFinish Venue: Houw Hoek HotelTOP 10 OPEN CATEGORY: STAGE 2
OPEN MEN’S TEAMS:1 Juan van Deventer and Eric Ngubane (Nedbank 1) 02:15:55,...
Ngubane, van Deventer win THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun
They may come from different provinces and backgrounds and their entry into trail running could not have been more different but at this year's THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, Eric Ngubane and Juan van Deventer made the perfect team. The duo...
Speedsters hang in on gruelling AFRICANX day two
If day two of the THIRSTI AFRICANX offered trail specialists an opportunity to shine, it also gave the road runners a chance to stretch their lead. Which is exactly what they did on Saturday morning (March 27).
Day one leaders...
The blitz – THIRSTI AFRICANX day one video
Video of the THIRSTI AFRICANX, day one. Filmed by Jeff Ayliffe.
Favourites blitzed on day one as speedsters descend on AFRICANX
It was a case of Formula One meets trail racing on the first day of the THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, held over three days in the mountains and orchards of South Africa's Western Cape.
Friday's (26 March) run through the...